I broke away in the middle of writing this report to empty
out, clean, and spray down the pantry with bug spray, a task that took a little
longer than I expected … like 11 hours. Anyway, here are the box scores from yesterday’s
weigh-in:
Starting
Weight:
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233.0
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Original Target*:
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245.0
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Adjusted Target:
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231.2
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Actual Weight:
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230.0
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Loss/Gain:
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– 3.0
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Total Loss:
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72.6
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% of Goal:
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52.4%
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Avg. Loss/Wk.:
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– 2.3
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*Original target
calculated from a starting weight of 302.6 lbs. and an average loss/wk. of
1.8 lbs.
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Although I finished slightly above the plan month target
line, when you plan for only slightly less than two pounds a week, a three-pound
drop is nothing to sneer at. In fact, the number reflects a bounce up from
Sunday (229.4 lbs.), which was significantly below the line. The chicken
parmesan, made by Your Humble Writer, was worth it. And today, yesterday’s hard
work resulted in a 0.8-lb. drop, even after finishing the day with a bag of
popcorn with some nutritionally horrific butter oil added to it. Je ne
regrette rien.
Of course, having lost so much weight in a comparatively
little time — about 7½ months to lose what I gained over about seven years — I
notice that some areas, particularly around my torso, are “sagging, bagging,
and dragging,” as I heard Dolly Parton once put it. Your skin isn’t like a
rubber band to begin with. And years of processed foods, smoking, and not
drinking enough water, not to mention the slow surrender of a middle-aged body
to Time, have reduced my skin’s elasticity.